Samuel Fell
Samuel Fell
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford[3] during the First English Civil War
.
Life
Samuel Fell was born in the
King James I. It has been suggested that this position brought Robert Hooke to Oxford many years later, since at Freshwater Fell knew Hooke's father.[4]
In May 1619, Fell was made a
Calvinistic, but he changed his opinions and became an active ally of Archbishop William Laud. Laud promoted him, making Fell to the rector of Stow-on-the-Wold in 1637, Dean of Lichfield in January 1638, and Dean of Christ Church in June 1638.[2] Fell continued with improvements in the cathedral and college projected by his predecessor, Brian Duppa
, and added the staircase leading to the hall.
Active in Oxford University affairs, on 15 August 1637, Samuel Fell wrote to Laud about the excessive number of alehouses in Oxford, but on more than one occasion he was rebuked from Laud for setting his authority as head of a college in opposition to the proctors and other public officials of the university. On the outbreak of the
Abingdon
, which he had held since 21 September 1625, and died there on 1 February 1649. He was buried in his church.
Family
Samuel Fell married Margaret, daughter of
John Fell, Dean of Christ Church and Bishop of Oxford, and several daughters including Mary who married Thomas Willis
.
References
- ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Christ Church". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 228–238. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b Horn, Joyce M., ed. (1996). "Deans of Christ Church, Oxford". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough dioceses. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 80–83. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Lisa Jardine, The Curious Life of Robert Hooke (2003), p. 66.
- ^ Vivienne Larminie, ‘Fell, John (1625–1686)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Fell, Samuel". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 18. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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